Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-04-22
TmK kEw seLUTI0A OF LABOR
DIRFICULTHRa.


Any movement that tends 10 make
more intimate the relations Of labor
and capital will always be hailed with
satisfassiou by thinking people. II is
BY no means difIianls m saa sh~s .h.-s
two eiemsnts Of production are 80 e.
seRtial 10 each other that the one With
out the other Is practically useless. II
u we're not for labor. capital could &C.
complish nothing. and If IL we're not
tor capital, labor would not have the
SheFeSithal to subsist while its prod.
uets were in process Of completion, nor.
indeed, vould 10 have the materials with
which to work. The great difficulty,
however, arises from tho inability Of
lahoF and capital 10 agree az 10 the pro
portionate share Of the result Of their
joint csntribstion which should 70 to
each. Capital at times becomes arrogant
and eraspinR, AAd demands q share Of
the proceeds entirely incommsnsarAie
With lie deserta Then again labor will
somstimea rnaks inordinate demands 10
which IL 10 practically impossible for
capital 10 aecede. How 10 prevent thsse
unfortunate diaereDOOs that are pre-
dnctivs Of nnAasiai ioss on both sides,
and tend - create bitter feelings that
are extremely pr,iadieial to The bssas
Interests Of society. IL the great pFeblsm
OF the day. Strikes and boyeotis have
certainly proved lamsntabls failures,
and. as . rule. they have not even ae-
eomplishAd . Temporary good. Some
times, indsed, STRIKE isdieiousiy timed
and carried out with armneas and
moderation Is q potent fNssoE IN seour.
inR 10 labor ita iass due. Bat mere often
u is true thai strike reacts upoa lie
originators and causes netting bat lees
and Suffering.
Arbitration has bean commended and
encouraged a. 9 means Of sessliag dis
pusss between employers and employed. |
While arbitration is undoubtedly . good |
thing sh far As il goes ID falls 70 all in |
eli respects The reQuiremsnts Of the
aitaation. II is hard 10 hsd board Of |
Arhltraiors Who Gill be perfectly i'm
partial and eOmpstent 10 se.erniBs die
pused points Then. again. the action
Of sRch boards u necessarily attended
with zach delay and considerable ex.
pense.
WHAT Is seeded Is soae plan whereby
The Interests Of capital and labor are
usited In such = manner that pronts
elnnot rtss or fall withoai causing .
relative rise OF fall In wages II
laboEing man understands thaa Be il
pArsseS IN an isdastriAl enterprise and
that lzrre proats mean iaeFaas 4 gains
10 himself be wai b. stimulated 10
sNasss activity. ana Wili take a more
lively iHtsress in BIS wosk. lie gill be
more sAsisnsd. TOO. In periods Of de-
psssSson 90 pat az wish a snaal!eF rsward
it.ii ia clear TO aim that b to ip szsa =
pasittaa thss bis wages mast Advanee a.
times iDProSe, Mach progress eAs been
saae II tie Tsss year u psrtessinS q
plAn te nscuss this aesirahie eo-opera-
sioa. TIE idss has besA eoaeeivsd and
extensively worked upon thai Il tie EN-.
pieycra retained fOr thegl selves . fair
salary and the market rate % interest
apoa thsiF invested capital. aod thea
davsdee tue sasplns amsne themseives
and all shsis sGpl zee u last propor
siarS Il woald obvtA,s 10 great exssui
tes fsssiee u Gntagouisa hstweea
sAs@sslses and tasiE employees several
ltsSs arms AsS safpoEAtisa Aavs sasYs
"a the clan. AE1 10 asosl $3.50 Il hSs
wssssd veay satisfactorily. Every IAN
wea anss any waFk. uhstAsg be be
ns@eSs o. sbs Ara Or esly an sm-
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